

The series is often listed as one of the best ones from 2016. The Hope Arc finale earned positive responses for closing Makoto's and Hajime's stories. Watch Danganronpa 3: The End of Hopes Peak High School - Hope Arc Anime Online. Some critics felt that the narrative was far darker than the video games, to the point it was hard to become attached to the new cast or returning members who die in the story. Danganronpa 3: The End of Hopes Peak High School - Hope Arc AnimeDao. Future Arc and Despair Arc were the subjects of mixed reviews because, rather than the original run of the series in Japan where they aired together, Funimation marketed them separately. The returning cast from the games was regarded as likeable. Funimation, Madman Entertainment, and Animax Asia licensed the three parts for English regions.Ĭritics felt that The End of Hope's Peak High School was an attractive anime sequel to the video games, based on the casting. A spin-off manga, Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer, was serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine between March 2016 and May 2017. He and his team, working on a television series for the first time, found the project challenging. Despite the dark narrative, Kodaka wanted to give the anime a proper conclusion through the one-episode finale, Hope Arc, despite being accused of pandering to the base because he intended to give it a happy ending.

He aimed to create an original storyline that would not work as another video game, unlike previous works from the franchise. Writer Kazutaka Kodaka conceived of the project.
